2020s
Dr. David Hyndman, a geoscientist with 25 years of experience as a researcher, educator and academic administrator, has been named dean of the School of Natural Sciences and Mathematics at The University of Texas at Dallas.
UT Southwestern Medical Center opens a new community vaccine site on The University of Texas at Dallas campus. The site provides vaccinations for UTSW patients and community members who are part of prioritized groups.
The University of Texas at Dallas women’s golf team won its first American Southwest Conference championship.
Dr. Yvette E. Pearson joined UT Dallas in fall 2021 after working in various roles to increase opportunities in engineering for women, minorities, students from low-income backgrounds and people with disabilities.
The University of Texas at Dallas returned to pre-pandemic operations when the fall semester began Aug. 23.
Dr. Hobson Wildenthal, distinguished scholar in residence, professor of physics, and long-serving executive vice president and provost, died Sept. 4 after a sudden, brief illness.
esperanza spalding, the recipient of The University of Texas at Dallas’ 2021 Richard Brettell Award in the Arts, shared her philosophies about music and life as she met with students, administrators and the public on campus.
UT System and UT Dallas leaders joined elected officials and members of the campus community to share details of the $300 million Promise Plus program, which will greatly expand tuition assistance programs at UTD and six other UT System institutions.
The University of Texas at Dallas breaks ground on the Edith and Peter O’Donnell Jr. Athenaeum, a new cultural district located on approximately 12 acres at the southeastern edge of the campus.
The University of Texas of Dallas holds the inaugural All-University Commencement, a sparkling new Comet tradition that celebrated recent graduates’ academic journeys.
The University of Texas at Dallas announces that the School of Arts and Humanities (A&H) and the School of Arts, Technology, and Emerging Communication (ATEC) will combine to form one larger school focused broadly on the arts and humanities and will be known as the School of Arts, Humanities, and Technology (AHT).
Dr. Nils Roemer, interim dean of the School of Arts and Humanities and the School of Arts, Technology, and Emerging Communication, director of the Ackerman Center for Holocaust Studies, and the Stan and Barbara Rabin Distinguished Professor in Holocaust Studies, is appointed the inaugural dean of the School of Arts, Humanities, and Technology.
The Institute for Innovation and Entrepreneurship at The University of Texas at Dallas hosts an open house at its newest research and startup space in the Headquarters for the Richardson Innovation Quarter.
Dr. Donal Skinner, who led the honors programs at Ohio University and the University of Wyoming, joins The University of Texas at Dallas as dean of the Hobson Wildenthal Honors College.
The gift creates new opportunities, while also strengthening scholarships, research and programming for the Harry W. Bass Jr. School of Arts, Humanities, and Technology.
University of Texas at Dallas alumnus Richard Kurjan MA’82 recently made a significant gift to name the Center for Translation Studies in honor of its founder, Dr. Rainer Schulte, Founders Professor of arts and humanities.
Domee Shi, an Academy Award-winning director and artist, has been selected to receive the 2023 Richard Brettell Award in the Arts at The University of Texas at Dallas.
The University of Texas at Dallas has initiated its transition to Division II of the NCAA, accepting an invitation to join the Lone Star Conference (LSC) as a full member.
As announced by the Department of Defense on Sept. 18, The University of Texas at Dallas will receive $30 million over three years from the DOD to develop and commercialize new battery technologies and manufacturing processes, enhance the domestic availability of critical raw materials, and train high-quality workers for jobs in an expanding battery energy storage workforce.
The $120 million, five-story, 150,000-square-foot Texas Instruments Biomedical Engineering and Sciences Building supports dozens of faculty from UT Dallas and UT Southwestern Medical Center.
A new Student Success Center/Student Union will be built where the Cecil and Ida Green Center is located, and the former Pub dining area in the current Student Union will be renovated and become an esports center.
The Department of Geosciences is now the Department of Sustainable Earth Systems Sciences to reflect changes in the field since the department was established more than 50 years ago.
The University of Texas at Dallas will make a record 19th appearance in the President’s Cup — known as the Final Four of College Chess — and will have home advantage as the event returns to the Dallas-Fort Worth metroplex for the first time in 15 years.
A gray morning over The University of Texas at Dallas campus gave way to just enough breaks in the clouds around midday for throngs of Comets to experience the total eclipse of the sun that captivated millions of onlookers across North America on April 8.
The University of Texas at Dallas has been accepted as an NCAA Division II provisional member. They will start an expedited, two-year transition process with the goal of being a full Division II member on Sept. 1, 2026.
The University of Texas at Dallas accelerated its international student recruiting efforts by establishing a footprint in Africa’s most populous nation. The UT Dallas Africa office opened in Lagos, Nigeria, with a ceremony held July 18.
Dr. Adam J. Woods, a leader in neuromodulation who is focused on finding noninvasive methods for remediating age-related decline in thinking and memory, is the new dean of the School of Behavioral and Brain Sciences.
Annette Addo-Yobo BS’20 has been on a whirlwind tour since becoming the first immigrant-born winner of Miss Texas. Her next big stop? The Miss America pageant in January.
After eight years of steady and inspired leadership, Dr. Richard C. Benson announced plans to step down from his position as the fifth president of The University of Texas at Dallas.
University of Texas at Dallas leaders and friends celebrated the opening of the Brettell Reading Room at the Edith and Peter O’Donnell Jr. Athenaeum on Sept. 4. The reading room is the first space to be completed in Phase 1 of the University’s new cultural district.
University leaders, donors and supporters gathered Sept. 24 to celebrate the opening of the first phase of the Edith and Peter O’Donnell Jr. Athenaeum, a new 12-acre cultural gateway to The University of Texas at Dallas campus that when complete will include two museums, a performance hall and music building, and a grand plaza.